1. to plan or contrive against , κακὸν πόλει (Tyrtaeus Elegiacus); θάνατόν τινι (Herdotus Historicus):—;with dative pers. only, to plot against, lay snares for , τῇ πόλει (Aeschulus Tragicus); τῷ πλήθει (Aristophanes Comicus);—;absolute, οὑπιβουλεύων the conspirer , (Sophocles Tragicus): —;with accusative rei only, to plan secretly, scheme, plot , τὸν ἔκπλουν (Thucydides)

2. with dative rei, to form designs upon, aim at , πρήγμασι μεγάλοισι (Herdotus Historicus); τυραννίδι (Plato Philosophus)

3. with infinitive to purpose or design to do, (Herdotus Historicus)

4. Pass. with future middle -εύσομαι: aor1 -εβουλεύθην:—; to have plots formed against one, to be the object of plots , (Thucydides)

5. of things, to be designed against , πρᾶγμα, ὃ τοῖς θεοῖς ἐπιβουλεύεται (Aristophanes Comicus); τὰ ἐπιβουλευόμενα plots , (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)